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Video Games Live is a concert event put on by the video game industry to
help encourage and support the culture and art that video games have become,
featuring music from over 25 major titles. Each featured segment is completely
synchronized to cutting edge video-screen visuals, state-of-the-art lighting,
and on-stage interactive segments with the audience.
Description
Video Games Live (VGL) is the largest and most successful video game concert in
the world, already having performed worldwide to over 100,000 people by 2007.
The concert's debut performance took place on July 6th, 2005 at the Hollywood
Bowl featuring the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. Over 11,000 audience members
participated in the largest video game concert in history. Video Games Live was
the first video game concert to ever perform in Canada, England, Brazil & New
Zealand, as well as the first American game concert to perform in Asia (Korea)
at the 12,000 seat Olympic Park Stadium.
The concert features a broad spectrum of video game music, including Final
Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda and
Metal Gear Solid, as well as retro arcade games such as Tetris and Asteroids.
In addition to the music, VGL concerts also include video footage from the
games, sychronized to the music and projected on large screens at performances.
Due to ESRB regulations and the environment of the show, all footage is approved
for all ages, meaning graphic violence in some of the game music played (ie:
Halo, Medal of Honor, God of War) is never shown during a concert. Some VGL
concerts may also include exclusive "never-before-seen" video game footage from
games that have yet to be released. VGL also boasts energetic lighting (also
sychronized with the music), special fx, interactive music segments with the
crowd, pre and post show festival activities, and interactive onstage games for
selected audience members to participate in. Examples include an onstage Frogger
competition, and a "live-action" rendition of Space Invaders
History
After kicking off with a successful 2005 concert in July at the Hollywood Bowl,
organizers spent months preparing the show for a 25-city tour of indoor venues,
beginning with dates in Seattle and Vancouver. However, ticket sales for the
tour weren't meeting expectations, and organizers had to reschedule most of the
shows on October 25, 2005 with the exception of the two cities.
Having performed 3 successful shows in 2005, they re-launched with an 11 show
world tour in 2006 in places such as the Northern America, Brazil, Canada and
the United Kingdom. In 2007 the tour plays in over 30 cities around the world
adding countries such as Korea, New Zealand & Spain. Tour plans for 2008 have
already begun and dates have started to be posted.
VGL in the schools and universities
VGL works with the local Visitors Bureau and Board of Education as well as the
"Grammy in the Schools" program to raise awareness of the arts, music and
culture by inviting classes to performance rehearsals, and "behind-the-scenes"
tours as a way of introducing the industry to the youth. Students will also have
the opportunity to speak with industry professionals, composers and musicians.
VGL also helps to provide Alfred Publishing with orchestrations and
arrangements, enabling over 75,000 schools and universities across North America
to play music from favorite video games. This includes arrangements for Drum
Corps, Marching Band, and School Orchestra as well as individual instruments
such as piano and guitar.
Description of Interactive Segments
Frogger: Two people are randomly picked out of the audience to come on stage and
compete in a game of Frogger for 90 seconds (one at a time) while the orchestra
plays the music to the game and changes it in real-time improvisation to match
what the contestants are doing on the stage and big screen projection. The
person with the highest score wins a $2,500 laptop.
Space Invaders: A random person is picked out of the audience to come up on
stage to become the video game. The person is tracked on stage and moves left
and right to control the spaceship from the game. They are given a button to
fire with. The orchestra, once again, improvises the game music in real-time
with the competitor's actions. The player has 2 minutes to finish the first
level of the game. As an added challenge, each time a bonus ship comes across
the top of the screen, the player earns their score amount in cash. BUT only if
the player can finish the level within the 2 minutes.
Tour Dates and Locations
July 6, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
October 29, 2005 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
October 30, 2005 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
March 24, 2006 - San Jose, CA - Civic Auditorium
June 3, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Merriam Theatre
July 14, 2006 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall
August 5, 2006 - Chicago, IL
August 11-12, 2006 - Indianapolis, IN - Hillbert Circle Center
September 1, 2006 - Toronto, Canada - Massey Hall
September 21, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
November 12, 2006 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Claro Hall
November 19, 2006 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal
November 25, 2006 - London, England - Hamersmith Apollo
January 12-13, 2007 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center
January 22-23, 2007 - Edmonton, Canada - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
February 24, 2007 — Wellington, New Zealand - TSB Bank Arena
March 9, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center
March 31, 2007 — New Haven, CT - Woolsey Hall
April 26, 2007 - Columbus, OH - Mershon Auditorium
May 20, 2007 - Seoul, Korea - Olympic Park Stadium
June 20-21, 2007 - Dallas, TX - Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
June 29-30, 2007 — Washington, DC - Kennedy Center
July 6, 2007 - Detroit, MI - Orchestra Hall
July 13-14, 2007 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall
July 20, 2007 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky Center for the Arts
August 4, 2007 - Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Convention Center
September 16, 2007 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal
September 23, 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Citibank Hall
September 30, 2007 - Brasilia, Brazil - Centro de Convenções
October 19, 2007 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theater at LA Live
October 22, 2007 - London, England - TBA
October 28, 2007 - Columbia, MO - Jesse Auditorium
November 9-10, 2007 - Calgary, Canada - Jack Singer Concert Hall
February 15, 2008 - Fort Wayne, IN - Embassy Theatre
March 28-29, 2008 - Salt Lake City, UT - Abravanel Hall
Additional dates and locations to be announced
Note: For full list of tour dates, see [site]
Segments Featured in Video Games Live
Final Fantasy (multiple segments)
Mario Series (multiple segments)
The Legend of Zelda series
Halo (multiple segments)
Metal Gear Solid
Warcraft (multiple segments)
Myst
Castlevania
Medal of Honor
Kingdom Hearts
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Tron
Headhunter
Advent Rising
Beyond Good & Evil
Tom Clancy Series Medley
Lucasarts Medley
God of War
EverQuest II
Civilization IV
A Classic Arcade Medley from over 25 classic games
Featured Solo Performances
Final Fantasy Piano Solo (consisting of 10 different Final Fantasy songs)
Super Mario Bros Piano Solo
Tetris Piano Solo
Namco Classics Piano Solo (Pac-Man, Ms Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig-Dug)
Contra Guitar Solo
Note: All solos do not include the orchestra, but instead a solo pianist or
guitar player.
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